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Iranian National Charged in $300,000 Plot to Kill John Bolton
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The figure that matters in the Shahram Poursafi case is $300,000. That was the…
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Transcontinental Railroad Cost $115M, Transformed Nation
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The transcontinental railroad cost an estimated $115 million to build. That figure, equivalent to…
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Oil Prices Surge 6% After Trump Declares US-Iran Ceasefire Over
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The headline number: 5.8 percent. That is how much Brent crude futures surged on…
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How 6PPD-Quinone Forms: Tire Wear and Ozone Reaction Explained
WASHINGTON — An estimated 1.2 million tons of tire wear particles are released globally each year, according to…
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Copper Theft Risks Rise as AI Data Centers Drive Demand
NEW YORK, July 7 — The figure that matters: 50 to 100 tons of copper per data center.…
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SpaceX Vaporizes 260 Starlink Satellites Over Six Months, Raising Concerns
WASHINGTON, July 7 — 260. That is the number of Starlink satellites SpaceX intentionally deorbited and burned up…
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Loudoun Sheriff Reports 40% Rise in Data Center Thefts
ASHBURN, July 7 — The figure that matters: a 40% jump in construction site thefts in 2024 versus…
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Water Recycling Tech Drives Measurable Economic, Market Gains
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — The figure that matters: $29.8 billion. That is where the global water recycling…
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SpaceX, FCC, Environmental Groups Clash Over Satellite Deorbiting
WASHINGTON, July 7 — 5,500. That is the number of Starlink satellites SpaceX has already launched into low-Earth…
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Satellite Reentry Study Links Aluminum Oxides to Ozone Depletion
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — 650%. That is the figure that matters: the projected increase in aluminum oxide…
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SpaceX Destroys 260 Starlink Satellites, Sparking Pollution Fears
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — 351 metric tons. That is the total mass of Starlink hardware that SpaceX…
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6PPD-Quinone Linked to Coho Salmon Deaths in Urban Streams
SEATTLE, July 7 — The figure that matters: 0.8 micrograms per liter. That is the lethal concentration of…
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Satellite Incineration Risks Ozone Layer and Climate
WASHINGTON, July 7 — 7,800 kilograms. That is the figure that matters. That is the estimated mass of…
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Starlink Satellites Deorbit Via Controlled Burn-Up Process
REDMOND, Wash., July 7 — The number that matters: 500. That is how many Starlink satellites SpaceX has…
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Oil Industry Born: Drake’s Well to Rockefeller’s Monopoly
TITUSVILLE, Pennsylvania — The figure that matters: 69.5 feet. That is the depth at which Edwin Drake struck…
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Kim Budil Leads Lawrence Livermore National Lab to Fusion Breakthrough
LIVERMORE, July 6 — The figure that matters: one net energy gain. In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore National…
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The Global Race for EV Battery Supply Chains and Critical Minerals
WASHINGTON, July 6 — The figure that matters: 30 new lithium mines, 60 new nickel mines, and 17…
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New Analysis Shows Bald Eagles Follow Open Water, Not Warmth
For anyone who has watched a local bald eagle pair raise chicks through a spring and summer, winter…
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Biologists Clarify: Sugar Gliders Glide, They Do Not Truly Fly
Gliding vs. Flight: What Sugar Gliders Teach Us About Animal Movement NEW YORK — The Sugar Glider does…
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Gorilla Canine Teeth Evolved for Social Display, Not Diet
The answer is written in their mouths. A male gorilla’s canine teeth are not for eating. They are…
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Shallow magnitude 5 earthquake shakes Reykjanes Ridge tectonic boundary
The Reykjanes Ridge is a place where the earth’s crust pulls apart. That stretch of the Atlantic floor,…
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Evolutionary Timeline Explains Why Herbivore Gorillas Retain Canine Teeth
It begins not with a meal, but with a threat display. For decades, the sight of a silverback…
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Bauchi Commissioner Tours 60% Complete Oil and Gas Academy Construction Site
ALKALERI, Nigeria — The noise hits first. Hammers on steel, the grind of concrete mixers, voices calling over…
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HOUSTON: Cheap US natural gas era ending, prices to rise by 2035
HOUSTON, July 2 — The era of cheap natural gas in the United States, with prices routinely sitting…
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